ConScienS Conference Proceedings
ConScienS Conference Proceedings
Pandemics and their impact on Society
Contributor(s): Nicoleta-Elena Heghes (Editor)
Subject(s): International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Economic development, Business Ethics, Distance learning / e-learning
ISSN: 2766-1504
Published by: Scientia Moralitas Research Institute
Keywords: Coronavirus; COVID-19; Endogenous growth; Healthcare; Inequality; Learning-by-preventing; Pandemic; structural racism
Summary/Abstract: This publication presents the proceedings of the ConScienS Conference on Science and Society held on September 28-29, 2020. The conference is organized by the ConScienS Research Center in partnership with the Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (RAIS). The main theme of this conference was Pandemics and their impact on Society.
- E-ISBN-13: 978-1-945298-27-1
- Page Count: 151
- Publication Year: 2020
- Language: English
Economic Growth in Times of Pandemics
Economic Growth in Times of Pandemics
(Economic Growth in Times of Pandemics)
- Author(s):Julia M. Puaschunder
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Health and medicine and law, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
- Page Range:1-9
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Coronavirus; External shock; Healthcare; Hygiene; Inequality; Learning-by-preventing; Pandemic;
- Summary/Abstract:Traditional economic growth theories considered capital and labor as essential growth factors for every economy. Exogenous growth theory is centered on exogenous shocks – like new technology innovations or natural crises, such as pandemics – as major drivers or downturns of economic growth measured in capital and labor impact. Endogenous growth theory then drew attention to dynamic variable interactions between capital and labor but also endogenous growth derived from ideas, innovation and learning. Growth concepts were opened up for innovation generated in productive group interaction and learning inside firms in teams, learning-by-doing while performing tasks and learning-by-using of new technology. The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) heightened attention for hygiene and healthcare. According to exogenous growth theory, the health risk exposure to the exogenous shock of COVID-19 differs between employees, firms, industries, environments and countries. Health of labor capital but also a risk-free working culture, environment, industry and country will flourish growth in a COVID-19-struck economy. In endogenous growth theory terms, team hygiene and group monitoring of the collective health status but also learning-to-preventing holds future economic growth potential. Applications of the presented COVID-19 adjusted growth models will be discussed with attention to inequality of growth in the digital age. Future research directions are envisioned.
Community-Based Solution for a Community Spread Requires Incentive-Compatibility Considerations
Community-Based Solution for a Community Spread Requires Incentive-Compatibility Considerations
(Community-Based Solution for a Community Spread Requires Incentive-Compatibility Considerations)
- Author(s):Frank Lorne, A.C. Lai, Sairam Katla, Krish Kale, Daniel Bocanegra Diaz
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Health and medicine and law, Economic development
- Page Range:10-20
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:Nonpharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs); Contact Tracing; Community-based Solutions;
- Summary/Abstract:The war on coronavirus is being fought on many fronts. Unquestionably, the battle is in the ICU rooms, but non pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are equally important. Humans can win a battle but lose the war with the virus. If an increase in asymmetric information in human interactions is the social consequence of a spreading virus, that information problem has to be directly addressed.The challenge is more than a task in science. It is also a socio-economic institutional challenge. Health systems of the world, while largely adopting a TTT (Testing, Tracing, Treatment) procedure in managing the virus, has not sufficiently addressed to community spreads in designing mechanisms that can signal suspects and hotspots effectively. The need for examining the system outside the healthcare structure is essential once we understand the traveling journey of a virus. Contact tracing,while direct in identifying suspects of infected individuals, may not be effective even with technology such as AI embedded. Aside from privacy issues, digital contact tracing entails human execution that is a voluntary decision in a free society. There is no assurance that the public will necessarily cooperate. This paper articulates a reason for addressing community-based solutions that are outside the normal health system management. We argue that for a community-based solution to be effective,incentive-compatibility must be considered. Our paper proposes a solution that entails the least privacy intrusion.
Limitation of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in a Pandemic through Administrative Acts Issued by Public Authorities
Limitation of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in a Pandemic through Administrative Acts Issued by Public Authorities
(Limitation of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in a Pandemic through Administrative Acts Issued by Public Authorities)
- Author(s):Adina Georgeta Ponea
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Civil Law, Health and medicine and law, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:21-27
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:pandemic; epidemic; rights of the citizens; quarantine of persons;
- Summary/Abstract:In Romania, the legislator considered to regulate, on a temporary basis, some necessary measures in the field of public health in situations of epidemiological and biological risk, to prevent the introduction and limit the spread of infectious diseases. Measures such as the quarantine or isolation of persons shall be ordered and applied exclusively for the protection of public health, respecting the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, meaning that they must be in proportion with the situation which determined them, limited in time to this and applied in a non-discriminatory manner. Public authorities such as the Public Healthcare Direction - for individual cases or the National Committee for Situations of Emergency - for populational groups, have the legal competence to assess and order either the quarantine of persons or the zonal quarantine by reasoned decision which will contain endorsments on the date and the issuer of the act, the name and identification data of the quarantined person, but also the duration of the measure and the remedy provided by the law.
Pandemic Populism: An Analysis of COVID-19’s Impact in the African American Community
Pandemic Populism: An Analysis of COVID-19’s Impact in the African American Community
(Pandemic Populism: An Analysis of COVID-19’s Impact in the African American Community)
- Author(s):Jeannette Hutton Pugh
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Politics and communication, Health and medicine and law, Human Resources in Economy
- Page Range:28-35
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:structural racism; restorative leadership;
- Summary/Abstract:This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from the viewpoint of African American leadership (and followership) as the coronavirus pandemic continues to prompt a shift towards a global paradigm in the face of a rising counter-paradigm of xenophobic nationalism and populism. The SPELIT model (Schmeider-Ramirez & Mallette, 2006) is leveraged to evaluate the varied perspectives of this complex issue from the lens of social, political, economic, legal, intercultural and technological factors. Ethnic inclusiveness is explored as well as the de-legitimation of existing global institutions. This research is intended to contribute to elevating the level of conscious awareness of any organization or individual seeking to understand the multiple viewpoints surrounding the societal impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The root causes of societal division and unrest are also examined and attributed to the virus of systemic racism which is referenced as COVID-401, reflective of the 401 years since the first African slaves arrived in the United States.
Legal Limitations of the Constitutional Rights of Institutionalized Persons Imposed during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Legal Limitations of the Constitutional Rights of Institutionalized Persons Imposed during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
(Legal Limitations of the Constitutional Rights of Institutionalized Persons Imposed during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic)
- Author(s):Andrei Armeanu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Civil Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Page Range:36-42
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:human rights; SARS-CoV-2; institutionalized persons;
- Summary/Abstract:The rapid emergence and evolution of the SARS-COV-2 epidemic in Romania has led national state authorities to adopt a series of measures limiting citizens' constitutional rights. These measures were ordered to limit the spread of the pandemic on national territory and were established by Presidential Decree on March 16, 2020. The Presidential Decree no. 195/2020 - on the establishment of emergency status on Romanian territory, allowed the limitation of certain constitutional rights, including those of institutionalized persons, for 30 days. The main rights affected were the right to free movement, the right to intimate, family and private life, the right to education, and the right to private property. Later, the government decree under which the state of alert was ordered extended some of these legal limitations, to the present day. In Romania, the persons in institutions, including the elderly, persons with disabilities and children, remain among the most vulnerable during the current state of alert. In the present study, we will analyse the effects of limiting the constitutional rights of institutionalized persons during the state of emergency and state of alert, pointing out the main issues raised by the Ombudsman and referencing some legal and practical solutions proposed by NGOs and the EU institutions.
Value at COVID-19: Digitalized Healthcare, Luxury Consumption and Global Education
Value at COVID-19: Digitalized Healthcare, Luxury Consumption and Global Education
(Value at COVID-19: Digitalized Healthcare, Luxury Consumption and Global Education)
- Author(s):Julia M. Puaschunder
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Health and medicine and law, Economic development, Distance learning / e-learning
- Page Range:43-51
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:COVID-19; Digitalization; Economics;
- Summary/Abstract:The new Coronavirus (COVID-19) accounts for the most severe health and economic threat since about a century. The human, medical and economic shock with major fallout in social, humanitarian and international development domains is the most tragic event having occurred since the Great Plagues of the medieval times, the Great Depression and the two World Wars. Yet in every crisis and lasting economic, societal and humanitarian shock, there are always positive externalities as well. While the author foremost respects the more important literature on the tremendous negative consequences and hidden inequalities and unnoticed despairs of COVID-19, this paper sheds heterodox light on the positive externalities and economic growth potential of the Great Pandemic of 2019. Three positive outcomes of the novel Coronavirus pandemic are captured in a foresighted outlook: (1) A digitalization disruption with particular focus on healthcare, preventive medicine and whole-rounded, ecofriendly lifestyles is perpetuated by COVID-19. (2) As in previous pandemics, luxury consumption that is prospected to flourish after consumption constraints and lockdown endurance may play a role in driving economic growth in the post-COVID-19 world. (3) Digitalized education and conglomerates in the educational sector may lead to universities becoming truly global temples of information exchange. The paper closes with potential ethical imperatives to ennoble our prospected future post-COVID-19 world to come. Overall, this paper aims at providing a glimpse of hope in despair and grievance over COVID-19 and advocates for equal access or redistribution of the merits of the gains from COVID-19 for living the dream of a better, more beautiful society than COVID-19 has hit before.
COVID-19 Pandemic Health Effects
COVID-19 Pandemic Health Effects
(COVID-19 Pandemic Health Effects)
- Author(s):Valentina Avramescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Health and medicine and law
- Page Range:52-57
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:Covid-19; scourge; vulnerability;
- Summary/Abstract:This paper addresses the topic of coronavirus pandemic, an epidemic that has affected almost the entire world, and the consequences that society has faced since its beginning. To better understand what this condition means, we defined the notion of coronavirus and COVID-19, which are the symptoms and how it spreads. We have shown people's perception on the evolution of this disease since the early stages of its spread and also pointed out how the pandemic has created an emotional imbalance, affecting mental health and its effects on memory. Regarding the pandemic effects on nutrition, we showed what its role is during this period and what impact the isolation imposed by the authorities had on the elderly people, as well as on their eating behaviour.
Aggressive Behavior during Covid-19
Aggressive Behavior during Covid-19
(Aggressive Behavior during Covid-19)
- Author(s):Gabriel Tănăsescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Psychology, Civil Law, Studies in violence and power, Health and medicine and law
- Page Range:58-62
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:aggressive behavior;neurological disorders; COVID-19; domestic violence;
- Summary/Abstract:This article describes the causal link between COVID-19 and the perpetrator's aggressive behavior, influenced by the traumatic experience of the new social conditions imposed by the pandemic. The victims of domestic violence are during this period affected by social restrictions, lack of communication with the authorities, the presence of the perpetrator in the family environment. Alcohol and drug use, temporary loss of employment, traffic restrictions, lack of livelihood, financial insecurity and poor hygiene conditions negatively affect the perpetrator's mental state. Scientific studies on suicide attempts of adolescents and adults, patients with COVID-19, as well as aggressive behavior after treatment and after discharge from medical centers are analyzed. A meta-analysis of the causal relationship between the virus and other environmental factors that may contribute to the formation of neurological disorders is also presented.
SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic – Implications for Society
SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic – Implications for Society
(SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic – Implications for Society)
- Author(s):Adriana Tulus
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Health and medicine and law, Economic development
- Page Range:63-67
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:pandemic; isolation; mask; social distance; online work;
- Summary/Abstract:The year 2020 has started with an unprecedented situation in humanity’s recent history by globally extending cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection, which has led the World Health Organization to declare pandemic status. In Romania, the COVID-19 pandemic did not only come with social and economic restrictions, but also with a whole series of psychiatric trauma, anxiety, isolation and uncertainty of tomorrow. The surgical mask has become an indispensable accessory without which access to closed spaces and crowded areas is no longer possible. The aim of this paper is to try to present, from its own perspective, issues related to society’s evolution in a social and psychological plan, continuing with technological progress. Also, worth mentioning are the legislative changes during this period, as well as the transfer of education from the traditional form to the online. I believe that this subject is very topical and needs to be addressed from as many perspectives as possible in order to understand the scale of the transformations it has brought to today’s society.
Assessing Online Teaching in Higher Education Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia
Assessing Online Teaching in Higher Education Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia
(Assessing Online Teaching in Higher Education Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia)
- Author(s):May Alashwal
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Higher Education , Distance learning / e-learning
- Page Range:68-72
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:COVID-19; online education; instructional strategies;higher education accreditation;
- Summary/Abstract:On March 8, 2020, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education forced all universities and schools to shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry required all universities and schools to initiate online schooling as a replacement for face-to-face teaching methods. This research investigates the sudden change into online learning at two Saudi Arabian universities on the West coast. The study focuses on six instructional strategies that show the current online teaching experience by faculties in the two selected universities. The strategies are as follows: (1) initiating emergency preparation plans, (2) breaking down course contents, (3) indicating the importance of “tone” during online teaching, (4) more roles for teaching assistants, (5) enhancing students’ proactive learning abilities, and (6) effective incorporation of online learning with home self-learning. Finally, six useful principles are provided to improve online teaching’s impact on small- and large-scale online classes in higher education.
The Effects Brought by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus over the Civil Law Reports in Romania
The Effects Brought by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus over the Civil Law Reports in Romania
(The Effects Brought by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus over the Civil Law Reports in Romania)
- Author(s):Cristian Dan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Civil Law, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:73-77
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:pandemic; civil law; legal;restrictions;
- Summary/Abstract:The birth and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has exerted an influence over social and professional areas. Many domains of activity had to be restrained and suspended, due to the measure represented by the social distancing, implemented for the safety and protection of the citizens. In this manner, numerous social relationships were reduced, other being postponed for an unknown period. Also, the hold posted on the courts processes made the closing of some civil cases rather impossible. The right to property suffered modifications, composed by the restrictions placed on it. As an example, we can bring into evidence the option to transmit a property from one person to another, which could not be done in the last months at full capacity. The presidential decree emitted in Romania, in the first part of the pandemic, with the purpose of instating the state of emergency, has brought consequences over the civil law reports. The current paperwork will analyze the effects of the state of emergency over the civil part of the law. Next, the article will explore the alternatives used by the subjects of the law to complete the civil processes in the conditions provided. The conclusions will clarify the information in order to provide a better understanding of the consequences resulted from the tackling with this disease.
Exercise of the Right to Visit the Child by the Non-Resident Parent in Case of Declaring a State of Emergency in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Exercise of the Right to Visit the Child by the Non-Resident Parent in Case of Declaring a State of Emergency in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Exercise of the Right to Visit the Child by the Non-Resident Parent in Case of Declaring a State of Emergency in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic)
- Author(s):Ciprian Raul Romițan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Civil Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Page Range:78-83
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:minor; parent; right of visit; pandemic;
- Summary/Abstract:For raising and educating their minor children, parents have rights and duties, including the right to have personal relations with the minor if, as a result of a divorce, the child lives with one of them. In this respect, the law establishes that the parent at which the child does not reside has the right to have personal connections (relations) with the minor at his or her home. During the period when the state of emergency was established in Romania, the right of the child and of the parent to accomplish their natural connections in the best possible conditions was made with difficulty, but the courts ruling the best measures for such situations were decisive. This study analyzes how the minor’s visitation schedule can be carried out by the parent with whom the child does not actually live, in case of declaring a state of emergency in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic when, for a certain period of time, in order to prevent the spread of the virus and to ensure the public health of its citizens, public authorities have restricted the exercise of several human rights.
Constitutional and Humanitarian Guarantees of the Patient, Subject to Procedures Assimilated to Detention in the Context of Epidemic Prevention
Constitutional and Humanitarian Guarantees of the Patient, Subject to Procedures Assimilated to Detention in the Context of Epidemic Prevention
(Constitutional and Humanitarian Guarantees of the Patient, Subject to Procedures Assimilated to Detention in the Context of Epidemic Prevention)
- Author(s):Alina Zaharia
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:84-90
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:patients' rights; compulsory hospitalization; unconstitutionality; freedom restrictions; contagious diseases;
- Summary/Abstract:The aim of this study is to analyze the patient's rights in relation to the epidemiological evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Romania, balancing the humanitarian principles by which the detention of an individual for health reasons, must be carried out in the least restrictive manner and the legislative evolution that regulates in Romania the action of the invested authorities with taking the indispensable measures to reduce the risk of infection. To this end, the study proposes to debate the protective foundations underlying the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights regarding patients' rights in relation to coercive measures aimed at public health issues, foundations that are supported in the recent jurisprudence of the Romanian Constitutional Court, invested in solving problems regarding the unconstitutionality of the measures adopted by the authorities in reaction to the epidemiological evolution. In this sense, is developed the hypothesis according to which the compulsory hospitalization, considered as a form of detention, must be a last resort solution. In this context, the present study is of increasing importance in relation to the legislative uncertainties found both nationally and in the European regulatory environment, the methods used consisting in conducting qualitative analyzes of the national and international regulatory framework and of the jurisprudence found in constitutional but also humanitarian forums, leading to the prescription according to which democratic states are required to provide protective guarantees to their citizens, who must be protected from interference with the rights to liberty and privacy, when are subject to medical procedures assimilated to detention.
Granger Causality Analysis of the Economic Cycles of the Tourism Industry and the EU Regional Economy
Granger Causality Analysis of the Economic Cycles of the Tourism Industry and the EU Regional Economy
(Granger Causality Analysis of the Economic Cycles of the Tourism Industry and the EU Regional Economy)
- Author(s):Radu Radulescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economic development, Tourism
- Page Range:91-95
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:tourism industry; EU regional economy;
- Summary/Abstract:The relationship between tourism and economic growth has become an important topic of many empirical studies, and various models of analysis can help us understand the contribution of tourism to economic growth, due to the methodological approaches used by researchers. This article analyzed the causal relationship between the economic cycles of the tourism industry and those of regional economic growth between 2004-2016 using the Granger causality test and validated all the causal hypotheses between tourism and economic growth for 21 countries and 158 of regions in the European Union.
PESTEL Analysis of External Environment as a Success Factor of Startup Business
PESTEL Analysis of External Environment as a Success Factor of Startup Business
(PESTEL Analysis of External Environment as a Success Factor of Startup Business)
- Author(s):Ivana Marinović Matović
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Economic development
- Page Range:96-102
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:PESTEL analysis; business environment; start-up;
- Summary/Abstract:The objective of this paper is to present the purpose of PESTEL analysis as a critical factor for startup success. It proposes the use of PESTEL analysis as a tool to evaluate the business environment for startup organizations, with emphasis on the most common challenges faced by startups in conducting a PESTEL assessment. The main goal of the paper is to provide an overview of the situation, identify areas of importance for improvement, and define guidelines for startup business, with the aim of increasing competitiveness. Contribution of the paper is theoretical and empirical, in the specific context of PESTEL analysis for startup business.
Multilateral Impact of Coronavirus on Society Actual Effects and Prognostics
Multilateral Impact of Coronavirus on Society Actual Effects and Prognostics
(Multilateral Impact of Coronavirus on Society Actual Effects and Prognostics)
- Author(s):Cristina Gabriela Șchiopu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Behaviorism, Health and medicine and law
- Page Range:103-107
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:coronavirus; balance; society; perspectives;
- Summary/Abstract:Our present is being defined by one of the biggest crisis this century has seen. The COVID-19 outbreak has spread around the globe damaging the health system and producing fatalities, hitting indirectly on all aspects of life as we know it, creating a vicious cycle with probable long term side effects even in the aftermath of the event. With all modern technology and knowledge, it seems that society is still fragile in the face of biology and nature. In this article, we analyze the aspects and domains of society during the present coronavirus pandemics describing the rupture within the bio-psycho-social balance and the actual effects and perspectives of this phenomenon on limited and general scale. It is clear that life, as we know it, has reached a point of drastic change, from the aspect of individual human life to the aspects of social function because health, economy, psychology, environment, technology and all interconnected elements of modern living are fluctuating in different levels changing the status of well-being as we know it.
Behavior during the Pandemic – A Problem of the Rule of Law
Behavior during the Pandemic – A Problem of the Rule of Law
(Behavior during the Pandemic – A Problem of the Rule of Law)
- Author(s):Camil Tănăsescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Organizational Psychology, Behaviorism
- Page Range:108-112
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:behavior; pandemic; Sars-COV-2;
- Summary/Abstract:With the recession generated by the sudden appearance of the infectious agent Sars-COV-2, the whole world has amazingly, unusually, limited its economic and social activity. At the same time, this collapse represents an exogenous and symmetrical opposition to the systems of law, health, education, economy, finance, transport, protection and defense of fundamental rights and freedoms. The pandemic is a state of security, government and population to adhere or not to what was obvious: the virus is still alive and we are preferences. From here, we mean firm attitudes to comply with special provisions to help negative attitudes, such as to justify stray outings in groups, denial of dangers or amnesia on compliance with regulations. Throughout this article, we aim to review the consequences that the behavior of the individual or companies will support and translate into group-level behavior. It is understandable that this period is a crossroads and that, as soon as the phenomena return to normal, we will realize the behavior acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how it affects the protected social relations protected by legal norms. Another coordinate proposed for debate and analysis is whether the state of the pandemic affects the social value of trust and what implications may have the distrust of individuals in the measures taken by state authorities, but also distrust of the authorities in citizens, and the repercussions on implementing new rules with character prohibitive.
Regional Economic Resilience in the Economy of the European Union
Regional Economic Resilience in the Economy of the European Union
(Regional Economic Resilience in the Economy of the European Union)
- Author(s):Alexandru Meleca, Radu Radulescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Economic development
- Page Range:113-116
- No. of Pages:4
- Summary/Abstract:The article "Regional Economic Resilience in the Economy of the European Union" has been retracted as of June 2022.
The Study of Emotional Intelligence, Attachment Styles, and Self-Esteem of First and Second Children
The Study of Emotional Intelligence, Attachment Styles, and Self-Esteem of First and Second Children
(The Study of Emotional Intelligence, Attachment Styles, and Self-Esteem of First and Second Children)
- Author(s):Noora Rahmani, Ezgi Ulu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Gender Studies, Psychology of Self
- Page Range:117-124
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:Emotional intelligence; Attachment style; Self-esteem;
- Summary/Abstract:Emotional intelligence, attachment style, and self-esteem are important concepts in social interactions that can affect social relationships. This study aims to investigate the differences between emotional intelligence, attachment style, and self-esteem of the first and second children during their adolescence. Employing a quantitative method of survey, three questionnaires are used to collect data; IPPA for attachment, TEIQue for emotional intelligence, and TSI for self-esteem. Also, the socio-demographic questions are developed by the researcher. 261 male and female adolescents participated in this survey study. The results show that there is no statistically significant difference in attachment, emotional intelligence, and self-esteem between the first and second children. However, considering the variable of gender, the results indicate a significant difference between male and female participants in their emotional intelligence and self-esteem; the mean of emotional intelligence in female adolescents is lower than male ones. Also, the mean of self-esteem in males is higher than females. In conclusion, there is no statistically significant difference between the first and the second children. Regarding the issue of gender, female adolescents have a lower rate in both variables of emotional intelligence and self-esteem. This result can be considered that parents should be aware and pay more attention to their emotional intelligence and self-esteem of their female children during their adolescence.
The Future of the City after COVID-19: Digitionalization, Preventism and Environmentalism
The Future of the City after COVID-19: Digitionalization, Preventism and Environmentalism
(The Future of the City after COVID-19: Digitionalization, Preventism and Environmentalism)
- Author(s):Julia M. Puaschunder
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
- Page Range:125-129
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:cities; Coronavirus; COVID-19; digitalization; economic growth theory;
- Summary/Abstract:Ever since, metropolitan areas have seen a resurgence of the city as a hub for exchange of ideas, social transformation and innovation. Since the ages of industrialization and globalization, cities flourished in terms of economic growth and societal advancement. The 2020 COVID-19 crisis may set an end to this. Some of the major cities and foremost Western world metropolis began to empty out with the rapid rise of an infected city population due to social transfer of the pandemic and worsened diseases outcomes in a constraint medical system in high density areas. Even if the COVID-19 will be defeated with a vaccine or overcome with herd immunity during the coming years, the economy of large cities may be permanently changed given an ongoing digitalization trends, preventive medical care attention and environmental concerns in the wake of climate change. This paper envisions these three new trends of globalization shifting cityscaping to digitalization, focus on preventive medical care and environmental conscientiousness in future cities.
Crimes which Can Favor the Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Crimes which Can Favor the Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
(Crimes which Can Favor the Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus)
- Author(s):Robert ȘERBĂNESCU
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminal Law, Criminology, Health and medicine and law
- Page Range:130-134
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:Criminal Code; physical health; phenomenon;
- Summary/Abstract:The criminal law is composed of the regulations which are meant to protect the fundamental social values of a society. Also, this branch of the law has the purpose to apply sanctions to crimes committed and to prevent the appearance of future cases. In regards to the current situation generated by the pandemic, the main social value which requires attention is the right for health protection, to be more precise the possibility of an individual to maintain its health without exposure to dangerous factors. As it is the case in every society, there are persons which are not able to understand the danger represented by a certain phenomenon, a similar case which we could refer to is the drug dealing and the illegal human trafficking. These two examples can be compared to the current global pandemic, since they present similarity in the proportion and frequency, at last, the virus being more harmful at this point. When such scenarios become reality the criminal law provides ways of working in order to solve cases that are represented by the misconduct of certain subjects of the law. Considering the present conditions, analysis and therefore, understanding of the regulations provided by the Romanian Criminal Code is necessary in these times of hardships.
The Night of Tarantella versus The Căluş Festival in the Midst of a Pandemic
The Night of Tarantella versus The Căluş Festival in the Midst of a Pandemic
(The Night of Tarantella versus The Căluş Festival in the Midst of a Pandemic)
- Author(s):Aurelia Sabiescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
- Page Range:135-138
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:Festival; Popular Music; Dancing; Tradition;
- Summary/Abstract:Unfortunately, this year will see a complete different organization of the 23rd edition of the concert in Melpignano, Puglia; it will be held behind closed doors, due to the pandemic that has had a stark impact worldwide, precisely as it strongly affected most regions of Italy. Therefore, the concert will be broadcast on the Italian channel Rai 2 on Friday 28th August at 10.45 pm. The musical performance is a symbol of a tribute paid to the traditional music of Salento. The renowned composer Paolo Buonvino, along with, will bring joy to their viewers admiring the performance from home by including an emotional soundtrack, as the concert takes inspiration mainly from both various musical traditions and the current situation in Salento, thus the two musicians strive to encapsulate the image of people’s misfortunes over the past few months, during lockdown, as everyone seems to have forgotten how to smile lately. Moreover, the accompaniment will also cover a mixture of popular customs of the pizzica dance and the world of cinematography. Two notorious orchestras will be performing from the stage of Melpignano, namely the Orchestra Popolare “La Notte della Taranta” and the Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta. The decision to postpone the live performance of the festival was made in order to avoid further transmission of the COVID-19 virus. At the same time, the festival is dedicated to the lion-hearts who fight against the viral disease. The final concert will be held three years from now, in 2023.
Romanian Education in Times of Pandemic
Romanian Education in Times of Pandemic
(Romanian Education in Times of Pandemic)
- Author(s):Nicoleta-Elena Heghes
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Higher Education , Health and medicine and law, Distance learning / e-learning
- Page Range:139-144
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:research; education; teaching; online; pandemic;
- Summary/Abstract:In Romania, face-to-face courses in preschool, primary, secondary, high school, vocational, post-secondary and higher education have been suspended since the beginning of the state’s declaration of emergency by the country’s president, but the educational process continued through technology-assisted learning until the end of the semester when the school/university year courses ended. Students and teachers who did not have access to technology received support from schools, school inspectorates, town halls etc. The students continued the technology-assisted learning, and the exams could be taken online, remaining at the discretion of each higher education institution. The Romanian education system was not prepared to provide the favorable framework for an efficient and qualitative online educational act for all participants, the quality of face-to-face learning being far superior to those in times of pandemic.
Deprivation of Liberty - ‘Medical Punishment’ during the State of Emergency in Romania
Deprivation of Liberty - ‘Medical Punishment’ during the State of Emergency in Romania
(Deprivation of Liberty - ‘Medical Punishment’ during the State of Emergency in Romania)
- Author(s):Marius-Adrian Arva
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics / Political Sciences, Civil Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Governance, Health and medicine and law
- Page Range:145-151
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:emergency state; institutionalized quarantine;
- Summary/Abstract:The state of emergency established in Romania as a result of the epidemiological evolution determined the authorities to take extraordinary measures to limit the pandemic's negative effects, being adopted rules stating that individuals for which self-isolation or quarantine was established who do not comply with these measures will be forcibly placed into quarantine, under guard, being held for criminal liability, and also put to pay the expenses incurred. To these considerations, the present study proposes the thesis that the forced quarantine must be assimilated to placing the person in detention, within the meaning of the criminal law for this, contemplating that the state has violated procedural rights of individuals, as well as the right to free access to justice, the measures imposed by the analyzed rules aiming in fact at the most drastic resort possible, without giving the possibility to establish proportionate measures. The study also shows that the rules exceed the framework of the tactical police measure of leading persons to the headquarters of a judiciary organization, as well as that the misdemeanor or criminal punishment of persons who do not comply with the measure of self-isolation or quarantine, complementary to the measure of forced quarantine and the imputation of the expenses occasioned by this measure, violates the criminal procedural principle ne bis in idem, given that the authorities have in fact sought to double sanction individuals targeted by these measures. In order to demonstrate the submitted theses, a qualitative analysis will be made of the concepts captured in the jurisprudence of the constitutional and the supreme courts of Romania, as well as in the cases of interest with which the European Court of Human Rights was invested, not least, pointing the discoveries reported in the criminal doctrine on the elements introduced in this paper.